Game entry

Penumbra: Overture

2007 · Horror, Action-adventure, Survival, Puzzle · PC, Mac, Linux · Paradox Interactive

Penumbra: Overture is ranked no. 3,796 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,416 and 35% of duels won. Against Batman: Arkham Asylum, the opponent it meets most often, the tally stands at 0 wins to 3 losses in 3 duels. Measured against its own family, it climbs to no. 108 out of 143 (2007).

World rank

no. 3,796 =

ELO score

1,416

Wins

35%

Duels played

81

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About Penumbra: Overture

Penumbra:Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
Played from a first person perspective and powered by a 3D engine utilising cutting edge technology, Penumbra is a substantial advancement of the genre.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,416 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

against Batman: Arkham Asylum 0% 3 duels played · 467 points behind
against Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened 50% 2 duels played · 22 points ahead
against RimWorld 0% 2 duels played · 426 points behind
against Mortal Kombat 0% 2 duels played · 358 points behind
against Assassin's Creed III 50% 2 duels played · 179 points behind

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Around this spot

The games Penumbra: Overture sits between in the world ranking.

3,793 Curse of the Dead Gods 1,416
3,794 FIFA Soccer 09 1,416
3,795 Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 1,416
3,796 Penumbra: Overture 1,416
3,797 King's Bounty: Armored Princess 1,416
3,798 Sundered 1,416
3,799 Risen 3: Titan Lords 1,416

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The standing

Where Penumbra: Overture ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Penumbra: Overture stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 108 out of 143 (2007).

Where Penumbra: Overture ranks
Ranking	Position	Games competing
World ranking	3,796	5,046
Horror	144	206
2000s	996	1,308
2007	108	143

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